Co-hosted by Microsoft Research Asia, Nankai University and Tianjin University, the 14th Computing in the 21st Century Conference was held in Tianjin on October 25, 2012. Following the theme ‘Computing, Naturally’ the conference invited top minds from around the world to share the latest trends and greatest achievements in computer science with over 2,000 faculty members and college students in Tianjin.
Event Date and Venue
- October 25, 2012 in Tianjin, Tianjin University
Keynote Speakers
Hsiao-Wuen Hon
Managing Director, Microsoft Research Asia
Fellow of IEEE
Topic: Transforming the Impossible to the Natural
Chief Research Officer, Microsoft Corporation
Members of NAE and AAAS
Topic: Microsoft Research and the Evolution of Computing
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John Hopcroft |
Topic: New Directions on Computer Science
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Daniela Rus |
Topic: Computation Challenges for Creating Autonomous Systems
Michael I. Jordan
Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Statistics, California University, Berkeley
Members of NAS, NAE and AAAS
Topic: Divide-and-Conquer and Statistical Inference for Big Data
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Jeannette M. Wing |
Topic: Towards a Theory of Trust in Networks of Humans and Computers
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Peter Lee |
Topic: The Pipeline from Computing Research to Surprising Inventions
Panel Discussion: Disruptive Innovations
Moderator: Rico Malvar, Chief Scientist and Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft Research
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About the Conference
Ever since Microsoft Research Asia was established in Beijing in 1998, it has been committed to strong collaboration with academia to cultivate talent for IT and related industries. Computing in the 21st Century Conference is an annual academic conference founded and organized by Microsoft Research Asia since its inception, which has become one of the biggest and most influential conferences in computing science education and research in China and Asia-Pacific region. The previous 13 annual conferences have been successfully held in many Asian countries and regions including, China, Japan, Korea and Singapore, and have attracted a total of more than 36,000 attendees. They have welcomed numerous Turing Award winners and top scholars and researchers from all over the world to give keynote speeches, share their mind, and have face to face dialogues with students. Well received by the faculty members and students, the Conference is honored by the media as the “Most Significant Academic Exchange in the Computing Science Research Area.”
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